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Rank 31 of 51 by shops · BLS QCEW 2024

How many sign shops are in Kansas, and what do they pay?

83 sign shops
employing 884 people in 2024, about 10.7 per shop, at an average of $64,199 a year. Kansas holds 1.1% of the country's sign shops. Pay is 9% above the median state.
Employees884rank 29 of 51 · -1.6% since 2023
Average pay$64,199rank 16 by pay · +7.2% since 2023
Total payroll$56.7M2024 wages paid by sign shops
Shops vs 2023-4.6%4 fewer shops than 2023

Kansas against the states around it

#StateSign shopsEmployeesAvg pay
29Maryland
88
937$69,294
30Utah
85
1,016$63,985
31Kansas
83
884$64,199
32Nevada
68
1,224$71,308
33Iowa
65
518$57,576

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the home page. The most shops: Texas with 713. U.S. total: 7,581 shops, 76,480 employees, $63,399 average pay.

Putting up a sign in Kansas

Every city these shops sell into permits signs under its own code, and the permit is usually the longest step in a sign job. PrinterFlo's sign-code summaries by city set out, for the cities covered so far, what needs a permit, the size limits and what the city checks before a sign goes up.

Questions

How many sign shops are in Kansas?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 83 sign manufacturing establishments in Kansas in 2024 (annual average, private employers), ranking Kansas 31 of 51 states. Together they employed 884 people, about 10.7 per shop.

How much do sign makers make in Kansas?

Average annual pay across Kansas's sign shops was $64,199 in 2024, 1% above the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. That is total payroll divided by employment, so it blends fabricators, designers, installers and owners on payroll.

What counts as a sign shop in these figures?

An establishment with payroll classified under NAICS 339950, Sign Manufacturing: businesses whose main activity is making signs, including electric and non-electric signs, channel letters, printed banners and vehicle graphics. Print shops, engravers and installation contractors classified under other codes are not included, and neither are owner-only shops with no employees.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, Kansas, 2024 and 2023 annual averages, read September 22, 2026. Average pay = total annual wages ÷ annual average employment. Ranks computed from the 51 states with a published establishment count.